turbo life

[MacAttak]

Don't know a lot about turbos. But what is the life expectancy before it has to be rebuilt or replaced? And what kind of costs are associated with that.

 

[lakercr]

Realistically, the turbo will probably last longer than the rest of the sled. It's not really a wear item that I'd be concerned about.

 

[blueironranger]

Realistically, the turbo will probably last longer than the rest of the sled. It's not really a wear item that I'd be concerned about.

I'd have to agree, where its mounted with good oil drain, It should outlast the sled with ease. Ceramic ball bearing turbos last a LONG time, I'd expect the same turbo to go 150,000 miles on a automotive application. The Turbos (4) on my work truck (Cat 793D) last the 25,000 hours between engine rebuilds and those babies run 25# of boost for long stretches climbing out of the mine.

 

[1049triple]

We don't have problem with the 797F turbos here, only connecting rods throwing out of the block!! hahaha
Seriously back on the subject, I am a turbo guy and we never have a problem with one and we had the first turbo car in the family back in 1996.

 

[4kops]

That question is the million dollar questions like said before they can last a long time. I have rebuilt many many turbos I have dealt with just about everyone who sells kits for the sleds. The thing that is the most important is good CLEAN oil, warning engine up, letting idle for a minute or more once you come a stop before you go into the bar or were ever. Normal turbo life on a automotive application maybe 75-150K miles. Construction equipment all over, class 8 heavy duty over the road trucks I have seen one million miles. So the answer is how good are you going to take care of it. The most important is letting cool down once you shut the motor off you stop oil circulation then that temp of the oil goes up before it come down. Let it idle to stabilize the oil temp then shut down. Hope that's helps

 

[EVO 1]

Our upgraded IHI turbos are regularly run at 28+ lbs of boost for Mountain Riding and up to 40 lbs for drag racing. We have had very few failures even though these are being operated well outside of their intended pressures. These turbos are nearly bullet proof.

 

[Fast]

That question is the million dollar questions like said before they can last a long time. I have rebuilt many many turbos I have dealt with just about everyone who sells kits for the sleds. The thing that is the most important is good CLEAN oil, warning engine up, letting idle for a minute or more once you come a stop before you go into the bar or were ever. Normal turbo life on a automotive application maybe 75-150K miles. Construction equipment all over, class 8 heavy duty over the road trucks I have seen one million miles. So the answer is how good are you going to take care of it. The most important is letting cool down once you shut the motor off you stop oil circulation then that temp of the oil goes up before it come down. Let it idle to stabilize the oil temp then shut down. Hope that's helps

Guess if the turbo dies we just get a new one ,they have a 20 year warranty

 

[XP123]

Realistically, the turbo will probably last longer than the rest of the sled. It's not really a wear item that I'd be concerned about.

True. It would be nice if the rest of the sled held up as good as the turbo.